Gillo Pontecorvo, a director for which every project is like a new blank sheet start. His unusual... more Gillo Pontecorvo, a director for which every project is like a new blank sheet start. His unusual professional background, compared with the most part of directors educated in Neorealism and established in the postwar period. The slender critical attention received in Italy. His cross-referred filmography, where he explores historical, geographical and anthropological landscapes that are widely distant, giving rise to an authentic "cinema of nations". Biographical notes, with a specific focus on those projects finally not achieved.
Pontecorvo's last works, after the dismissal from cinema made for theatres, occurred with Ogr... more Pontecorvo's last works, after the dismissal from cinema made for theatres, occurred with Ogro. A series of documentaries, most of all collective works, with a political and militant dimension, except the short movie Nostalgia di protezione. The success of Un altro mondo è possibile, the 2001 Genoa's G8 summit film. The definitive farewell and the symbolic handover with Gillo's son, Marco. Does a Pontecorvo's "cinematic legacy" exist? The influence on contemporary American cinema, from New Hollywood on, e some misunderstanding. A few possible "heirs", in Italy and abroad.
The controversial but, at the same time, productive relationship between Pontecorvo and 20th Cent... more The controversial but, at the same time, productive relationship between Pontecorvo and 20th Century History's writing. Kapò and the definition of Holocaust Movie:between production issues and expressive compromises. The critical controversy caused by Jacques Rivette, and renewed some decades after by Serge Daney. The Battle of Algiers: the international success obtained with the most political and militant film. The film's aesthetic precipitate that floods in the most heterogeneous range. Ogro, or rather "the guilty conscience film": Luis Carrero Blanco's assassination and the end of Francoism in the last Pontecorvo's feature film, aesthetically a blend between political work and contemporary action film.
Il controverso eppure produttivo rapporto fra Pontecorvo e la scrittura della Storia del Ventesim... more Il controverso eppure produttivo rapporto fra Pontecorvo e la scrittura della Storia del Ventesimo Secolo. Kapo e la definizione dell’Holocaust Movie: tra difficolta produttive e compromessi espressivi. Il dibattito critico scatenato da Jacques Rivette e ripreso decenni piu tardi da Serge Daney. La battaglia di Algeri : il successo internazionale ottenuto con il film piu politico e militante. Il precipitato estetico del film che invade gli ambiti piu eterogenei. Ogro , ovvero “il film della coscienza sporca”: l’attentato a Luis Carrero Blanco e la fine del franchismo nell’ultimo lungometraggio di Pontecorvo, esteticamente una fusione tra opera a sfondo politico e il coevo cinema d’azione.
Gli ultimi lavori di Pontecorvo, dopo il congedo dal cinema pensato per il grande schermo avvenut... more Gli ultimi lavori di Pontecorvo, dopo il congedo dal cinema pensato per il grande schermo avvenuto con Ogro . Una serie di documentari, perlopiu regie collettive dal taglio politico e militante, con l’eccezione del cortometraggio Nostalgia di protezione . Il successo di Un altro mondo e possibile , il film sul G8 di Genova del 2001. L’addio definitivo, e il simbolico passaggio del testimone con suo figlio Marco. Esiste un “lascito” cinematografico del regista? L’influenza sul cinema americano contemporaneo, dalla New Hollywood in poi, e qualche equivoco. Alcuni possibili “eredi”, in Italia e all’estero.
Gillo Pontecorvo, a director for which every project is like a new blank sheet start. His unusual... more Gillo Pontecorvo, a director for which every project is like a new blank sheet start. His unusual professional background, compared with the most part of directors educated in Neorealism and established in the postwar period. The slender critical attention received in Italy. His cross-referred filmography, where he explores historical, geographical and anthropological landscapes that are widely distant, giving rise to an authentic “cinema of nations”. Biographical notes, with a specific focus on those projects finally not achieved.
Gillo Pontecorvo, a director for which every project is like a new blank sheet start. His unusual... more Gillo Pontecorvo, a director for which every project is like a new blank sheet start. His unusual professional background, compared with the most part of directors educated in Neorealism and established in the postwar period. The slender critical attention received in Italy. His cross-referred filmography, where he explores historical, geographical and anthropological landscapes that are widely distant, giving rise to an authentic "cinema of nations". Biographical notes, with a specific focus on those projects finally not achieved.
Pontecorvo's last works, after the dismissal from cinema made for theatres, occurred with Ogr... more Pontecorvo's last works, after the dismissal from cinema made for theatres, occurred with Ogro. A series of documentaries, most of all collective works, with a political and militant dimension, except the short movie Nostalgia di protezione. The success of Un altro mondo è possibile, the 2001 Genoa's G8 summit film. The definitive farewell and the symbolic handover with Gillo's son, Marco. Does a Pontecorvo's "cinematic legacy" exist? The influence on contemporary American cinema, from New Hollywood on, e some misunderstanding. A few possible "heirs", in Italy and abroad.
The controversial but, at the same time, productive relationship between Pontecorvo and 20th Cent... more The controversial but, at the same time, productive relationship between Pontecorvo and 20th Century History's writing. Kapò and the definition of Holocaust Movie:between production issues and expressive compromises. The critical controversy caused by Jacques Rivette, and renewed some decades after by Serge Daney. The Battle of Algiers: the international success obtained with the most political and militant film. The film's aesthetic precipitate that floods in the most heterogeneous range. Ogro, or rather "the guilty conscience film": Luis Carrero Blanco's assassination and the end of Francoism in the last Pontecorvo's feature film, aesthetically a blend between political work and contemporary action film.
Il controverso eppure produttivo rapporto fra Pontecorvo e la scrittura della Storia del Ventesim... more Il controverso eppure produttivo rapporto fra Pontecorvo e la scrittura della Storia del Ventesimo Secolo. Kapo e la definizione dell’Holocaust Movie: tra difficolta produttive e compromessi espressivi. Il dibattito critico scatenato da Jacques Rivette e ripreso decenni piu tardi da Serge Daney. La battaglia di Algeri : il successo internazionale ottenuto con il film piu politico e militante. Il precipitato estetico del film che invade gli ambiti piu eterogenei. Ogro , ovvero “il film della coscienza sporca”: l’attentato a Luis Carrero Blanco e la fine del franchismo nell’ultimo lungometraggio di Pontecorvo, esteticamente una fusione tra opera a sfondo politico e il coevo cinema d’azione.
Gli ultimi lavori di Pontecorvo, dopo il congedo dal cinema pensato per il grande schermo avvenut... more Gli ultimi lavori di Pontecorvo, dopo il congedo dal cinema pensato per il grande schermo avvenuto con Ogro . Una serie di documentari, perlopiu regie collettive dal taglio politico e militante, con l’eccezione del cortometraggio Nostalgia di protezione . Il successo di Un altro mondo e possibile , il film sul G8 di Genova del 2001. L’addio definitivo, e il simbolico passaggio del testimone con suo figlio Marco. Esiste un “lascito” cinematografico del regista? L’influenza sul cinema americano contemporaneo, dalla New Hollywood in poi, e qualche equivoco. Alcuni possibili “eredi”, in Italia e all’estero.
Gillo Pontecorvo, a director for which every project is like a new blank sheet start. His unusual... more Gillo Pontecorvo, a director for which every project is like a new blank sheet start. His unusual professional background, compared with the most part of directors educated in Neorealism and established in the postwar period. The slender critical attention received in Italy. His cross-referred filmography, where he explores historical, geographical and anthropological landscapes that are widely distant, giving rise to an authentic “cinema of nations”. Biographical notes, with a specific focus on those projects finally not achieved.
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